One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.
-- Albert Einstein
These words hit a spot deep inside me today and resonate like a round on my Tibetan Singing Bowl. I aim to live my life as though everything is a miracle because it feels good and if I feel good , chances are that the happy feeling will spread like ripples to those around me. I imagine happy vibes recorded in the bricks and mortar of my home as well as the furniture books and crystals scattered all around.
It's not always that I feel this joy , though that is my aim and I do believe that I am coming closer to a more continuous steady sense of well-being and joy .
I've been keeping a gratitude journal for nearly a month now , recording at least 5 blessings every day . I think this practice has increased my well-being by 25% maybe even 50%. Not easy to gauge something as intangible as joy and well-being.
Got a text from the Prof on holiday in Madeira:
" removed my stitches to day and there's nearly no scar at all. Looks good . the weather and relaxing has speeded the healing ... having a great time .. see you soon X "
The fairies say : " Move forward fearlessly . YOu are making a breakthroughin your life by putting your Divinely inspired ideas into action.TRust that you are guided each step of the way "
Affirmation for today ( which has been my affirmation for over a year now )
I move forward fearlessly , trusting that each step I take is perfectly guided.
Thank you thank you thank you !!!
SeasideMan
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Belief is a funny old business.
If I told you that a troll named David lives under my bed and eats my socks, I wouldn't be at all surprised if you didn't believe me. But David is neither more nor less believable than Father Christmas, the tooth fairy, gods, goddesses, the flying spaghetti monster, boggarts, hobbits, fairies, elves and anything else that people choose to believe in without evidence.
This is why experience is so important. Lots of my socks go missing, but this isn’t evidence that David is real. My life experience and knowledge tells me that a being that subsists on socks and lives under my bed is highly unlikely to exist. In addition, Occam's Razor tells me that the lack of evidence for the sock troll means that it's most likely that David doesn't exist. Cold, hard logic says that it is impossible for me to prove his non-existence, but he could prove his existence by simply showing himself to me.
This is why I have no beliefs at all. If David shows himself to me, he will be real and thus there is no need to believe in him. I don’t believe in this cup full of lovely coffee that is right here by my right hand, it simply exists. Similarly, if David remains forever silent in the darkness he might exist, but probably not. If he does appear, I’ll say hello and ask for some new socks.
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Having said all that, your positivity is a very good thing. Excessive pessimism leads to depression, but hoping for or even expecting success can actually increase the chances of success.
Tom.